| Alex Garbowski | |
| Position: | Pinch runner and short stop |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York |
| Death Place: | Putnam Valley, New York |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 16 |
| Debutyear: | 1952 |
| Debutteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 9 |
| Finalyear: | 1952 |
| Finalteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games played |
| Stat1value: | 2 |
| Stat2label: | Runs scored |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Teams: | |
Alexander Garbowski (June 25, 1922 – June 27, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a shortstop[1] during his nine-year career (1946–1954) in minor league baseball, Garbowski appeared in two Major League games for the 1952 Detroit Tigers as a pinch runner. The native of Yonkers, New York, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6feet tall and weighed . He was a veteran of the United States Army who served during World War II.[2]
Garbowski was selected from the unaffiliated Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League in the 1951 Rule 5 draft and made the Tigers' 28-man, early-season roster out of spring training in 1952. In both his pinch running appearances, he substituted for slow-footed Detroit catcher Matt Batts, on April 16 against the St. Louis Browns[3] and on May 9 against the Chicago White Sox.[4] He recorded no runs scored and no stolen bases in those two games. He did not appear as a fielder on either occasion.
He was sent to Detroit's Triple-A Buffalo Bisons affiliate on May 13 when rosters were cut to 25 men. Garbowski appeared in 944 games as a minor leaguer.[1]